JP2002273058A - Intermediary server for network type competition game, and method and program for displaying virtual lobby therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the processing load on a server and secure the number of gamers. SOLUTION: The server comprises a point lobby managing database, a pointless lobby managing database and a lobby displaying database necessary for displaying point and pointless lobbies in client terminals. A lobby data updater 16 updates the number of characters entering the lobbies. A lobby data processor 17 obtains the lobby ID of each lobby and the number of characters entering the same in response to the access of a client terminal from the point and pointless lobby managing databases. It also obtains display data from the lobby displaying database. The lobby data processor 17 transmits the point lobby ID, the pointless lobby ID, the number of characters entering each lobby and the display data thereof to the client terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for a server of a network type competitive game system, and more particularly, to a network type in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. The present invention relates to a mediation server, a virtual lobby display method, and a mediation server program in a competitive game system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an environment for connecting to a network, for example, the Internet has been improved, and services such as constant connection have been provided. Reflecting such an environment,
2. Description of the Related Art A network-type battle game in which a plurality of users enjoy games such as shogi, go, and a battle game on a network.

[0003] In such a network-type battle game, a method is generally used in which a user accesses a server called a mediation server and finds an opponent on the mediation server. And among the competitive games in which an opponent is found by such an intermediary server, a game in which a winner receives predetermined points according to the result of the competition and his rank increases according to the points is particularly popular. is there.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned fighting game, the server must monitor which player is the winner, and the server must know the result of the fighting. There is a problem in that the burden increases and the number of users who can enjoy a match decreases under a server having a limited processing capacity.

[0005] On the other hand, there has been a user's desire to enjoy the game regardless of the points, in order to test their skills.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a purpose of the present invention is to reduce the processing load on the server by providing a lobby to which points are awarded based on the result of the match (hereinafter referred to as a point awarding lobby). It is an object of the present invention to provide a server technology provided with a lobby to which points are not given irrespective of the result of a match (hereinafter referred to as a pointless lobby).

Another object of the present invention is to provide a server technique for reducing the processing load on a server by adaptively increasing or decreasing the number of lobbies between a loyalty point lobby and a pointless lobby.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. Display data of a virtual lobby provided with points for a match to which predetermined points are given according to a match result, and a virtual lobby without points for a match to which no points are given regardless of the match result. In response to a request for display data of a virtual lobby transmitted from a client terminal, display data of a point-provided virtual lobby and no point stored in the storage device in response to a request for display data of a virtual lobby transmitted from a client terminal. Means for transmitting display data of the virtual lobby to the client terminal. That.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, in the first aspect, the number of lobbies of the point-provided virtual lobby displayed on the client terminal side is adaptively set within a predetermined number of installations. The present invention is further characterized by further comprising a point-providing virtual lobby number control means for increasing or decreasing the number of points.

[0010] In a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, in the first aspect, the number of lobbies of the pointless virtual lobby displayed on the client terminal side is adaptively set within a predetermined number of installations. It is characterized by further including a pointless virtual lobby number control means for increasing or decreasing the number of lobbies.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the number of lobbies of the virtual lobby with points and the number of lobbies of the virtual lobby without points are displayed on the client terminal side. The apparatus further comprises a virtual lobby number control unit that adaptively increases and decreases within a predetermined number of installations.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the apparatus further comprises an installation number changing means for adaptively changing the installation number. I do.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. In the intermediary server, a match-up virtual lobby to which a predetermined point is given according to a match result and a match-up virtual lobby to which no point is given regardless of the match result are provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediate server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediate server. An intermediary server that stores display data of a point-provided virtual lobby where points are given according to a match result and display data of a point-free virtual lobby where no points are given regardless of the match result. Storage device, the currently installed point-provided virtual lobby, the point-provided virtual lobby database in which the entry status of this lobby is stored in association with each other, and entry of a predetermined point-provided virtual lobby from the client terminal In response to the request, enter the point-giving virtual lobby database Database updating means for updating the status; and a point providing virtual lobby described in the point providing virtual lobby database when an entry status of the point providing virtual lobby described in the point providing virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition. Lobby number control means for deleting a lobby or adding a new point-provided virtual lobby to the point-provided virtual lobby database within the permitted number of installations, and requesting virtual lobby display data transmitted from a client terminal. In response, the loyalty point loyalty database is searched, and display data of the loyalty point loyalty lobby is read from the storage device so that the loyalty point loyalty lobby described in the database is displayed on the client terminal. To the client terminal As well as,
Means for reading display data of the virtual lobby without points from the storage device and transmitting the data to the client terminal.

An eighth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is characterized in that the seventh aspect of the present invention further comprises a maximum installation number changing means for changing an allowable installation number.

A ninth invention for achieving the object of the present invention is a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. An intermediary server that stores display data of a point-provided virtual lobby where points are given according to a match result and display data of a point-free virtual lobby where no points are given regardless of the match result. The stored storage device, the currently installed pointless virtual lobby, the pointless virtual lobby database in which the lobby entry status is stored in association with the lobby, and a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from the client terminal. In response, the entry status of the loyalty database without points is updated. Database updating means, when the entry state of the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, deletes the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database; Or, in response to a request for display data of the virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal, and a lobby number control means for adding a new pointless virtual lobby to the pointless virtual lobby database within the allowed number of installations, Searching the pointless virtual lobby database, reading the display data of the point-provided virtual lobby from the storage device so that the client terminal can display the pointless virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database, and to the client terminal With sending And having a means for transmitting to the client terminal reads the display data of the point application virtual lobby from the storage device.

A tenth invention for achieving the object of the present invention is characterized in that in the ninth invention, there is further provided a maximum installation number changing means for changing the allowable installation number.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. An intermediary server that stores display data of a point-added virtual lobby for a match where predetermined points are given according to the match result, and display data of a virtual lobby without a point for a match where points are not given regardless of the match result. Storage device, a currently installed point-provided virtual lobby, a point-provided virtual lobby database in which the entry status of this lobby is stored in association with each other, and a currently-installed point-free virtual lobby. ,
The point-free virtual lobby database in which the lobby entry status is stored in association with the lobby entry status, and the point-added virtual lobby database or the point-free virtual lobby database in response to a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from a client terminal. Database updating means for updating the entry status; and a point application described in the point application virtual lobby database when an entry status of the point application virtual lobby described in the point application virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition. A virtual lobby number control unit which deletes a virtual lobby or newly adds a virtual lobby with point addition to the virtual lobby database with the number of allowed installations, and is described in the virtual lobby without points. Point When the entry status of the no-point virtual lobby satisfies a predetermined condition, the no-point virtual lobby described in the no-point virtual lobby database is deleted, or a new no-point virtual lobby is allowed in the no-point virtual lobby database. Searching for the point-provided virtual lobby database and the pointless virtual lobby database in response to a request for virtual lobby display data transmitted from a client terminal, and a point-free lobby number control means to be added within the number of installed locations The display data of the point-provided virtual lobby and the point-free virtual lobby are stored in the storage device so that the point-provided virtual lobby and the point-free virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database are displayed on the client terminal. Lobby display data It reads, and having a means for transmitting to the client terminal.

A twelfth invention for achieving the object of the present invention is characterized in that in the eleventh invention, there is further provided a maximum installation number changing means for changing an allowable installation number.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediate server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediate server. A display method of a virtual lobby, wherein display data of a point providing virtual lobby for a match, in which predetermined points are provided according to a match result in response to a request for display data of the virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal, The display data of the virtual lobby without points for which no points are given regardless of the match result is transmitted to the client terminal, and the virtual lobby with points and the virtual lobby without points are displayed on the client terminal.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the thirteenth aspect, the number of lobbies of the virtual virtual lobby with points displayed on the client terminal side is adaptively set within a predetermined number of installations. It is characterized by increasing or decreasing.

According to a fifteenth invention for achieving the object of the present invention, in the thirteenth invention, the number of lobbies of the pointless virtual lobby displayed on the client terminal side is adaptively set within a predetermined number of installations. It is characterized by increasing or decreasing.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, in the thirteenth aspect, the number of lobbies of the virtual lobby provided with points and the number of lobbies of the virtual lobby without points are displayed on the client terminal side. It is characterized in that it is adaptively increased or decreased within a predetermined number of installations.

The seventeenth invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the fourteenth to sixteenth inventions,
The number of installations is adaptively changed.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for a competitor in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. In response to a request for display data of a virtual lobby transmitted from a client terminal,
Display data of a point-provided virtual lobby for matches where predetermined points are given according to the match result stored in the storage device, and display data of a point-free virtual lobby for matches where points are not given regardless of the match result. Is transmitted to the client terminal, and the client terminal functions as a means for displaying the virtual lobby with points and the virtual lobby without points.

A nineteenth invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. The entry status of the point-provided virtual lobby database in which the mediation server is stored in association with the currently installed match-provided virtual lobby provided with points according to the match result and the entry status of this lobby. Database update means for updating in response to a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from a client terminal,
When the entry state of the point-giving virtual lobby described in the point-giving virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, the point-giving virtual lobby described in the point-giving virtual lobby database is deleted, or the point-giving virtual lobby is deleted. Lobby number control means for adding a new point-giving virtual lobby to the lobby database within the permitted number of installations, and responding to a request for virtual lobby display data transmitted from a client terminal, A database is searched, and display data of the point-provided virtual lobby is read from the storage device and transmitted to the client terminal so that the point-provided virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database is displayed on the client terminal. From the match result Point is characterized by a program for causing to function as means for transmitting reads the display data points without virtual lobby for competition which is not given to the client terminal without.

A twentieth invention for achieving the object of the present invention is characterized in that, in the nineteenth invention, a program for causing the mediation server to function as a maximum installation number changing means for changing an allowable installation number is provided. And

A twenty-first invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A virtual lobby database with no points stored in which the mediation server is stored in association with the currently installed virtual lobby with no points to which points are not given regardless of the result of the battle and the entry status of this lobby. Database update means for updating the entry status of the virtual lobby with no point in response to a request to enter the virtual lobby without points from the client terminal, and the entry status of the virtual lobby without points described in the virtual lobby with no points satisfying a predetermined condition. When satisfied, the pointless virtual lobby database Lobby number control means for deleting the pointless virtual lobby described in (1) or adding a new pointless virtual lobby to the pointless virtual lobby database within the permitted number of installations, and transmitted from the client terminal. In response to the request for display data of the virtual lobby, the pointless virtual lobby database is searched, and no points are stored from the storage device so that the pointless virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database is displayed on the client terminal. A program for reading display data of a virtual lobby and transmitting the data to a client terminal, and reading the display data of a point-giving virtual lobby to which points are awarded based on a match result from a storage device and causing the program to function as means for transmitting the data to the client terminal. And

A twenty-second invention for achieving the object of the present invention is characterized in that, in the twenty-first invention, a program for causing the mediation server to function as maximum installation number changing means for changing an allowable installation number is provided. And

A twenty-third invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A virtual lobby provided with points for a match to which predetermined points are awarded according to a match result, and a state of entry into the lobby, which are stored in association with the mediation server. A database, a non-point virtual lobby database in which a currently-installed non-point virtual lobby for which points are not given regardless of the result of the competition, and the entry status of this lobby are stored in association with each other; In response to a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from the terminal,
Database updating means for updating the entry status of the point-giving virtual lobby database or the virtual lobby database without points, and when the entry status of the point-giving virtual lobby described in the point-giving virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition. Controlling the number of virtual lobbies to add points to delete the loyalty virtual lobbies described in the loyalty virtual lobbies database, or to add the new loyalty lobbies to the loyalty lobbies database within the allowed number of installations Means for deleting the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database when the entry status of the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, or In response to a request for display data of the virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal, and a point-free lobby number control means for adding a new point-free virtual lobby within the number of installations permitted in the point-free virtual lobby database, The point providing virtual lobby database and the pointless virtual lobby database are searched and stored in the storage device so that the point providing virtual lobby and the pointless virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database are displayed on the client terminal. A program for reading the displayed display data of the virtual lobby with points and the display data of the virtual lobby without points, and transmitting the read data to the client terminal.

A twenty-fourth invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is the program according to the twenty-third invention for causing the mediation server to function as maximum installation number changing means for changing the permitted installation number. It is characterized by the following.

[0032]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described.

First, a first embodiment will be described. Network-based games to which the present invention is applied are usually
A user accesses the mediation server using a client terminal. Then, the player stands by in a lobby virtually provided on the mediation server and searches for an opponent. However, in a game in which points or the like are awarded if the player wins as a result of the match, the server must monitor the match, and the processing of the server increases. Therefore, in the first embodiment, in order to reduce the processing load on the server, points are awarded according to the result of the battle (hereinafter referred to as a point providing lobby), and points are not awarded regardless of the result of the battle. A lobby (hereinafter referred to as a pointless lobby) is provided. Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a mediation server (hereinafter, referred to as a server) that manages a network game, 2 is a client terminal,
Reference numeral 3 denotes a network to which the server 1 and the client terminal 2 are connected, for example, the Internet.

Next, the server 1 will be described in detail.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the server 1. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving data. Reference numeral 12 denotes a storage device. The storage device 12 stores a lobby state management database of information about the lobby. The lobby state management database includes a loyalty point state management database 13 and a pointless lobby state management database 14. The point giving lobby state management database 13 is a database for managing the state of the point giving lobby. Then, the configuration of the point giving lobby state management database 13 is as shown in FIG.
The identification information of the currently provided point providing lobby (hereinafter, referred to as a point providing lobby ID) is stored in association with the number of persons entering the point providing lobby. Similarly, the pointless lobby state management database 14 is a database for managing the state of the pointless lobby. The structure of the pointless lobby state management database 14 is as shown in FIG.
The identification information of the currently provided no-point lobby (hereinafter, referred to as the no-point lobby ID) is stored in association with the number of persons who have entered the no-point lobby.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a second storage device. This storage device 15 stores lobby display data necessary for displaying a point-provided lobby and a pointless lobby in the client terminal 2.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a database updating unit. The database update unit 16 determines which lobby has entered the room based on an entry request signal from the client terminal 2. Then, it is configured to update the number of entered rooms in the entered lobby in the database stored in the storage device 12.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a lobby data processing unit. The lobby data processing unit 17 reads the currently provided point-provided lobby and point-less lobby from the point-provided lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14 of the storage device 12 based on the access from the client terminal 2. The lobby ID of the lobby and the number of persons entering each lobby are acquired. Further, the storage device 1
From 5, display data necessary for displaying the lobby is acquired. Then, the acquired point-added lobby ID, lobby with no points acquired, the number of persons entering the lobby and the display data are transmitted to the client terminal 2 via the transmission / reception unit 11.

Next, the client terminal 2 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the client terminal 2.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 21 denotes a display for displaying an image.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving data.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a lobby display request unit. The lobby display requesting unit 23 is configured to access the server 1 and request data for displaying a lobby.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a lobby display processing unit. The lobby display processing unit 24 is configured to process display data of the lobby transmitted from the server 1 and display the processed data on the display 21.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a lobby entry request unit. The lobby entry requesting unit 25 receives the lobby displayed on the display 21, and receives an entry request signal to which a lobby ID of a lobby desired to enter is added by a user's instruction on which lobby to enter. Is transmitted to the server 1 via the transmission / reception unit 22.

Reference numeral 26 denotes an input unit for inputting a user's instruction. The input unit 26 is, for example, a keyboard and a mouse.

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be described. In the description of the operation, in the first embodiment, the number of lobbies in the loyalty points lobby is three, and the number of lobbies in the loyalty points is two. However, the present invention is limited to these numbers. Not something.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart according to the first embodiment. First, the user enters the client terminal 2
To access the server 1 (Step 10
0). Here, when accessing the server 1 for the first time, the lobby display request unit 23 outputs a lobby display request signal. If the user wishes to enter an arbitrary lobby of the displayed lobby, the lobby entry request unit 25
As a result, a lobby entry request signal to which the lobby ID of the lobby desired to enter is added.

The server 1 receives a signal from the client terminal (Step 101). Then, it is determined whether the received signal is a lobby display request signal or a lobby entry request signal (Step 102).

If the received signal is a lobby display request signal, lobby display processing is performed (Step 103).
Subsequently, lobby display data for lobby display is obtained from the storage device 15 (Step 105). Then, the obtained display data and the data obtained in the lobby display process are transmitted to the client terminal 2 (Step 10).
6).

On the other hand, if the received signal is a lobby entry request signal, lobby entry processing is performed (Step 10).
4). Then, after the lobby entry processing, from the storage device 15,
Obtain lobby display data for lobby display (Step
105), and transmits the acquired display data to the client terminal 2 (Step 106).

In the client terminal 2, the lobby display processing unit 24 causes the display 21 to display a lobby or an image in the lobby based on the received data.

Here, the lobby display processing (Step 10)
3) will be described in more detail.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the lobby display process. First, when the lobby display processing is started, the point search lobby state management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14 are searched.
p200). Then, the lobby ID of the currently provided point providing lobby and the number of persons entering the lobby and the lobby ID of the lobby without points and the number of persons entering the lobby are acquired (Step 201).

More specifically, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, in the point granting lobby state management database 13, the currently provided point granting lobby and the number of persons entering this lobby are “point granting lobby ID = P1,
"Number of people entering the room = 60", "Point grant lobby ID = P"
2. Number of people entering the room = 70 people "and" Point grant lobby ID
= P3, the number of persons entering the room = 25 ".

Further, in the pointless lobby state management database 14, the currently provided no-point lobby and the number of persons entering this lobby are "pointless lobby ID = N1, number of persons = 40 persons" and "pointless lobby ID". = N2, the number of persons entering the room = 65 ".

In this way, the lobby ID of the lobby with points and the number of persons entering the lobby, and the lobby ID of the lobby without points and the number of persons entering the lobby are acquired.
The process proceeds to 105 (Step 202).

Subsequently, lobby entry processing (Step 10)
4) will be described in more detail. FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the lobby entry processing. First, when the lobby entry processing is started, the lobby ID added to the entry request signal is acquired (Step 300).

If the lobby ID is a point-providing lobby ID, the point-providing lobby state management database 13
Is updated (Step 301). For example, in the case where the point providing lobby ID is “P1”, the point providing lobby ID of the point providing lobby state management database 13
The number of persons entering the room corresponding to “P1” is increased by one. That is, the number of entering rooms is updated to 61.

Also, if the lobby ID is a lobby I with no points
In the case of D, the loyalty state management database without points 14 is updated. For example, if the point-less lobby ID is “N1”, the number of entering rooms corresponding to the point-less lobby ID “N1” in the point-less lobby state management database 14 is increased by one. In other words, the number of people
Update to one person.

When the updating process is completed as described above, the process proceeds to Step 105 (Step 302).

Finally, the display of the lobby on the client terminal 2 will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a lobby displayed on the display 21 of the client terminal 2.

In FIG. 9, the loyalty points providing lobby 31, 3
2, 33 and lobbies 34, 35 without points are displayed. The loyalty point lobby 31 corresponds to the loyalty point lobby ID “P1”, and the number of persons entering the room “60” is displayed on the lobby screen as the state of entry. The loyalty point lobby 32 corresponds to the loyalty point lobby ID “P2”, and the lobby screen displays the number of persons entering the room “70” as the state of entry. Point grant lobby 33
Corresponds to the point providing lobby ID “P3”, and the number of persons entering the room “25” is displayed on the lobby screen as the entry state. The pointless lobby 34 corresponds to the pointless lobby ID “N1”, and the number of persons entering the room “40” is displayed on the lobby screen as the entry state. The lobby 35 with no points is the point granting lobby ID "N
1 ”, and the lobby screen displays the number of entering rooms“ 65 ”as the entering status.

The display processing is performed by the client terminal 2
This is performed by the lobby display processing unit 24 of FIG. That is,
The lobby display processing unit 24 displays the lobby display data received from the server 1 with the number of persons entering the room also received from the server 1 imposed thereon. The lobby ID of each lobby
Is required at the time of processing of the entry request signal later, and is associated with the displayed lobby.
Is stored.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
In addition to the point-giving lobby where the processing load of the server is large, there is also a pointless lobby where the processing load of the server is small. Is solved by providing a lobby without points, and the provided lobby without points has a small processing load on the server, so that the processing load on the server can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

In the first embodiment, in order to reduce the processing load on the server, not only the point-giving lobby where the processing load of the server is large but also the lobby without points which the processing load of the server is small is provided. However, the number of persons who access the server 1 in hope of a match is irregular, and it is also conceivable that the entry request is concentrated in one of the point-providing lobby and the pointless lobby. Further, even though the number of people who want to enter the room is small, providing an empty lobby leads to a processing load on the server. Therefore, the second
The embodiment is characterized in that the number of lobbies of the loyalty point lobby and the loyalty point-free lobby is adaptively increased or decreased.

Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the second embodiment.

The features of the configuration according to the second embodiment are as follows.
As shown in FIG. 10, the server 1 has a lobby number control unit 40.
That is,

The lobby number control section 40 deletes the lobbies described in the loyalty point state management database 13 and the loyalty state stateless database 14 in consideration of the processing capacity of the server 1, or sets the loyalty state of the loyalty points. By adding a new lobby to the management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14, it is configured to control the increase / decrease of the number of lobbies.

Here, a specific operation of the lobby number control unit 40 will be described. FIGS. 11 to 13 show the lobby number control unit 4.
It is a figure for explaining operation of No. 0.

In the description of this operation, the normal maximum processing capacity of the server 1 is set to 400 with a margin (the maximum processing capacity is 500), the processing load of the point giving lobby is set to 100 per room, and the lobby with no points is set. Processing load of 1
50 per room. In addition, at least one lobby is provided for both the loyalty point lobbies and the loyalty points lobbies, and the maximum number of lobbies is three lobbies with loyalty points and two lobbies with no points. In addition, the capacity of each lobby is 1
00 people.

First, the lobby number control unit 40 searches the loyalty point state management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14. Then, the operating state of the lobby is state 1.

When the time has elapsed and the point-provided lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14 are searched again, it is assumed that the operating state of the lobby has changed to state 2. In state 2, lobby IDP
The number of persons entering the lobby with point 3 is 0. Therefore, the lobby number control unit 40 deletes the point-providing lobby of the lobby IDP3 from the point-providing lobby state management database 13.

State 3 is a state in which the lobby with points for lobby IDP3 has been deleted. At this time, the processing load of the server is 300, and it can be seen that the processing load of the server in the state 1 and the state 2 is reduced by 100 from the processing load 400 of the server.

Subsequently, it is assumed that the operation state of the lobby has changed to state 4 when the time has elapsed and the point-added lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14 are searched again. In state 4, the number of persons entering the lobby without points of the lobby IDN2 is 0. Thus, the lobby number control unit 40 deletes the pointless lobby of the lobby IDN2 from the pointless lobby state management database 14.

State 5 is a state where the pointless lobby of the lobby IDN2 is deleted. At this time, the processing load of the server is 250, and it can be seen that the processing load of the server in the case of state 4 is further reduced by 50.

Further, it is assumed that the operation state of the lobby is changed to state 6 when the time has elapsed and the point-added lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14 are searched again. In state 6, the number of persons entering the lobby without points of the lobby IDN1 is 100. If the number of persons entering the room is 100, the room is fully occupied, and there is a possibility that some users cannot enter the room. Therefore, the lobby number control unit 40 adds the pointless lobby of the lobby IDN2 to the pointless lobby state management database 14.

State 7 is a state in which a lobby without points of the lobby IDN2 is added. At this time, the processing load of the server is 300, which is increased by 50 with respect to the processing load 250 of the server in the case of state 6, but it is possible to avoid the occurrence of users who cannot enter the room.

Further, it is assumed that the operation state of the lobby is changed to state 8 when the time has elapsed and the point-added lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14 are searched again. In state 8, the number of persons entering the lobby with points for lobby IDP1 is 100,
Lobby IDP2 points granting lobby is 10 people
0 people. In addition, the number of persons entering the lobby without points of the lobby IDN1 is 100.

However, since there are already two lobbies without points, the lobbies without points cannot be increased any more.

Therefore, the lobby number control unit 40 performs control to increase only the loyalty point lobby, and adds the loyalty point lobby of the lobby IDP 3 to the loyalty point state management database 13.

State 9 is the state in which the lobby for adding points of lobby IDP3 is added. At this time, the processing load of the server is 400, which is increased by 100 from the processing load 300 of the server in the state 8, but it is possible to avoid the occurrence of users who cannot enter the room.

The operation flowchart of the above operation is shown in FIG.
Shown in First, the number of lobbies is checked (Step
400).

If the number of lobbies has reached the maximum number of rooms (St
ep 401), the work of increase / decrease is stopped. On the other hand, if the number of lobbies has not reached the maximum number of rooms, the number of lobbies is further checked (Step 402).

If the number of lobbies is 1, (Step
402), a check is made to see if the lobby is full (capacity) (Step 405). If the lobby is full (capacity), the lobby is increased by 1 (Step 406).
That is, the loyalty point state management database 1
3 or a new lobby is added to the pointless lobby state management database 14.

On the other hand, when the number of lobbies is two or more (St
Ep 402), a check is made for the lobby where the number of entering rooms is 0 (Step 403). If there is a lobby where the number of entering rooms is 0, the lobby is deleted (Step 40).
4). That is, the lobby in which the number of entering rooms is 0 is deleted from the loyalty point state management database 13 or the pointless lobby state management database 14. If there is no lobby where the number of persons entering the lobby is zero, it is checked whether the lobby is full (capacity) (Step 405). If the lobby is full (capacity), the lobby is increased by 1 (Step 406). That is, a new lobby is added to the loyalty point state management database 13 or the pointless lobby state management database 14.

The above operation is performed for each of the lobby with points and the lobby without points.

In the second embodiment, both the loyalty point lobby and the loyalty point-free lobby are increased or decreased. However, only one of the loyalty point lobby and the loyalty point-free lobby may be configured to increase or decrease. In that case, the above-described operation is performed only for the lobby to be increased or decreased.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
Since the number of lobbies between the point-providing lobby and the point-less lobby is adaptively increased or decreased, the processing load on the server can be further reduced.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the maximum number of lobbies in the lobby is fixed for both the loyalty point lobbies and the lobbies without points. However, when the number of accesses from the client terminal 1 is large, it is better for the user to provide a fighting opportunity by increasing the number of pointless lobbies with a small processing load on the server than the number of point providing lobbies with a large processing load on the server. Satisfaction should be high. Therefore, in the third embodiment, the maximum number of rooms in the loyalty point lobby and the loyalty point-free lobby are adaptively increased or decreased without being fixed, and the user's satisfaction is increased while effectively utilizing the processing capacity of the server. It is characterized by the following.

Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the third embodiment. The feature of the configuration in the third embodiment is that the server 1 is provided with a lobby maximum room number control unit 50 as shown in FIG.

The maximum number of lobbies control unit 50 determines the maximum number of lobbies in the loyalty point lobbies and the loyalty points without lobbies within a predetermined period of time.
It is configured to check by monitoring the 3 or pointless lobby state management database 14. Then, based on the result of the check, the maximum number of rooms in the lobby with points and the lobby without points is adaptively increased or decreased.

Hereinafter, the operation of the lobby maximum room number control unit 50 will be described with reference to a flowchart.

FIG. 16 is an operation flowchart of the lobby maximum room number control unit 50. First, the maximum number of rooms in the lobby with points and the lobby without points within a predetermined time is checked (Step 500). For example, every 24 hours, 2
The maximum number of rooms in the lobby with points and the lobby without points within four hours is checked.

If the maximum number of rooms has been reached in both the point-providing lobby and the point-free lobby (Step 50
1) The maximum number of rooms in the loyalty points lobby is decreased by one room, and the maximum number of rooms in the loyalty points-free lobby is increased by two rooms (Step)
p 502). By reducing the maximum number of rooms in the loyalty point lobby by one, the maximum number of rooms in the loyalty room without points is reduced
Since the number of rooms can be increased, the number of users who can perform processing on the server can be increased.

On the other hand, if the number of lobbies with points has reached the maximum number of rooms and there are three or more lobbies with no points (Step 503, Step 504), the maximum number of lobbies with no points is reduced by two rooms. The maximum number of rooms in the loyalty point lobby is increased by one (Step 505).
By reducing the maximum number of rooms in the lobby without points by 2 rooms, the maximum number of rooms in the lobby with points can be increased by 1 room. We can meet your request.

Under the conditions other than the above conditions, the maximum number of rooms is not changed.

The fourth embodiment will be described. 1st, 2nd
In the third embodiment, each lobby is adaptively increased or decreased in order to reduce the processing load on the server. The fourth embodiment is characterized in that each lobby is further adaptively increased and decreased in consideration of the number of people entering each lobby and the like.

Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 17 is a block diagram of the fourth embodiment.

The features of the configuration according to the fourth embodiment are as follows.
As shown in FIG. 17, the server 1 has a lobby number control unit 60.
That is,

The number-of-lobbys control section 60 monitors the lobbies and the number of persons entered in the loyalty point state management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14 and considers the processing capacity of the server 1 to obtain points. The lobby described in the granted lobby state management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14 is deleted, or a new lobby is added to the pointed lobby state management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14. , The number of lobbies is adaptively controlled. In addition, the lobby number control unit 60 performs control to reduce the number of point-provided lobbies and increase the number of lobbies without points, while allowing the processing load of the server to be fragrant so that as many users as possible can enjoy.

Here, a specific operation of the lobby number control unit 60 will be described with reference to an operation flowchart.

FIG. 18 is an operation flowchart for explaining the operation of the lobby number control unit 60.

Here, the constants, variables and functions used in FIG. 18 will be described.

S_MAX indicates the maximum processing capacity (load) of the server. In the present embodiment, S_MAX is set to 10000.

[0107] ROOM__N indicates the number of users who can enter per lobbies of the loyalty point lobby and the loyalty point-free lobby. In this embodiment, ROOM__N is assumed to be 50 persons.

P__LOAD indicates the processing load per user in the point addition lobby. In the present embodiment,
P__LOAD is set to 20.

NP__LOAD indicates the processing load per user in the lobby without points. In the present embodiment,
NP__LOAD is set to 10.

The MAG indicates how many times the load is applied to the point-added lobby compared to the lobby without points. Normally, MAG is an integer part of ((P__LOAD) ÷ (NP__LOAD)). Therefore, in the present embodiment, MAG = (P__LOAD) ÷
(NP__LOAD) = 20/10 = 2.

P__MAX indicates the maximum number of lobbies for adding points. In this embodiment, P__MAX is set to 8 rooms.

NP__MAX indicates the maximum number of lobbies without points. In this embodiment, NP_MAX is set to 8 rooms.

P__MIN indicates the minimum number of lobbies for adding points. Note that in this embodiment, P__MIN is two rooms.

NP__MIN indicates the minimum number of lobbies without points. Note that in this embodiment, NP__MIN is two rooms.

[0115] INC__P_RATIO indicates a threshold value of the ratio of the number of users who increase the point-added lobby. That is, it indicates the degree of congestion in the loyalty point addition lobby. In this embodiment,
INC__P_RATIO is set to 0.8.

INC__LOAD is a threshold value of the processing load of the server when the lobby with points is reduced and the lobby without points is increased. In this embodiment, INC__LOAD is 9000.

DEC__LOAD is a threshold value of the processing load of the server when increasing the lobby with points and decreasing the lobby without points. In the present embodiment, DEC__LOAD is set to 1000.

Load indicates the current server load.

P indicates the current number of loyalty points added lobbies.

Np indicates the current number of non-pointed lobbies.

Get__p_num () is the total number of users who have entered all loyalty points added lobbies.

Get__np_num () is the total number of users who have entered all the pointless lobbies.

Next, the operation flowchart of FIG. 18 will be described.

First, the lobby number p of the loyalty points lobby,
P__MIN, NP
__MIN, starting from the minimum number of installations (Ste
p600).

Next, it is checked whether or not the number of lobbies installed at the present point has reached the maximum number.
It is checked whether or not there is a possibility of accepting a user exceeding the processing capacity of the server even if the number of lobby points is increased (Step 601). That is, P <P__MAX and (ROOM_N × (p + 1) × P_LOAD) + (ROOM_N × np × NP_LOA
D) Check whether S_MAX is satisfied.

If the above conditions are satisfied, the processing capacity of the server will not be exceeded even if the number of lobby points is increased. However, even though the loyalty point lobby is not crowded, increasing the loyalty point loyalty simply increases the processing load on the server.

Then, the congestion degree of the point providing lobby is checked (Step 602). The check of the congestion degree of the point granting lobby is performed by the following formula. (Get__p_num ()) ÷ (ROOM_N × p)> INC_P_RATIO If the above expression is satisfied, the number of lobby points is increased by one (Step 603).

For example, in the case where the number of loyalty points lobbies currently installed is five, and the total number of users who enter these loyalty points is 225, 225 、 (50 × 5) = 0.9 Is larger than the threshold value of 0.8, and it is determined that the entire point providing lobby is crowded, and the point providing lobby is increased by one room.

After performing the above processing, Step 6 is performed again.
Return to 01.

On the other hand, in Step 601, P <P__
MAX or (ROOM_N × (p + 1) × P_LOAD) + (ROOM_N × np × NP_LOA
D) If S_MAX is not satisfied, the processing load of the current server is calculated (Step 604). The calculation of the processing load of the server is performed based on the following equation.

Load = (get_p_num () × P_LOAD) + (get_p
np_num () × NP_LOAD) For example, if get_p_num () is 100 people, get_np_num ()
Is 150, the processing load of the server is load
= (100 × 20) + (150 × 10) = 3500.

Subsequently, the obtained processing load of the server is:
It is checked whether it is larger than the threshold of the processing load of the server when the lobby with points is reduced and the lobby with no points is increased (Step 605). Here, the threshold INC__L
Since the OAD is 9000, it is checked whether the obtained processing load of the server is larger than 9000.

If the calculated processing load of the server is smaller than 9000, the process returns to Step 601.

On the other hand, if the processing load of the server obtained is 90
If the value is larger than 00, the processing load on the server is large. Therefore, it is checked whether or not the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of currently installed point-added lobbies is larger than the minimum number of installed point-added lobbies (Step Ste).
p 606).

If the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of currently installed point-added lobbies is smaller than the minimum number of point-added lobbies, the point-added lobbies cannot be reduced any further, so the process returns to Step 601. .

On the other hand, if the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of currently installed point-added lobbies is greater than the minimum number of installed point-added lobbies, a constant MAG is added to the number of currently installed point-less lobbies. It is checked whether the added number is less than the maximum installation number NP__MAX of the lobby without points (Step 607).

If the number obtained by adding the constant MAG to the number of currently installed pointless lobbies is larger than the maximum number of installed pointless lobbies NP__MAX, it is not possible to further increase the pointless lobbies.
Return to 1.

On the other hand, when the number obtained by adding the constant MAG to the number of currently installed pointless lobbies is smaller than the maximum number of installed pointless lobbies NP__MAX, the number of point-added lobbies is reduced by one and the number of lobbies without points is fixed. MAG
Minute, that is, two rooms are increased in the present embodiment (Step
608).

Subsequently, the obtained processing load of the server is
It is checked whether it is larger than the threshold of the processing load of the server when increasing the lobby with points and decreasing the lobby without points (Step 609). Here, the threshold DEC__L
Since the OAD is 1000, it is checked whether the obtained processing load of the server is larger than 1000.

When the processing load of the obtained server is larger than 1000, the process returns to Step 601.

On the other hand, when the processing load of the server obtained is 10
If it is smaller than 00, the processing load on the server is small. Therefore, it is checked whether or not the number obtained by subtracting the constant MAG from the number of currently installed pointless lobbies is larger than the minimum number of lobbies without point installed (Step 610).

If the number obtained by subtracting the constant MAG from the currently set number of lobbies without points is smaller than the minimum number of lobbies without points, the lobbies without points cannot be reduced any more.
Return to

On the other hand, if the number obtained by subtracting the constant MAG from the number of currently installed pointless lobbies is greater than the minimum number of lobbies with no points, 1 is added to the number of lobbies with point added currently. It is checked whether the added number is smaller than the maximum installation number P__MAX of the point granting lobby (Step 611).

If the number obtained by adding 1 to the number of currently provided point-providing lobbies is greater than the maximum number of point-providing lobbies P__MAX, the number of point-providing lobbies cannot be increased anymore, so the process returns to Step 601. .

On the other hand, if the number obtained by adding 1 to the number of currently installed point-provided lobbies is smaller than the maximum number of point-provided lobby installations P__MAX, the number of point-added lobbies is increased by one and the number of lobbies without points is fixed. The amount of MAG is reduced by two chambers in the present embodiment (Step 61).
2).

As described above, the number-of-lobby control unit 60 monitors the lobbies and the number of persons entered in the loyalty point state management database 13 and the pointless lobby state management database 14 and considers the processing capacity of the server 1. Meanwhile, the lobby described in the point-provided lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14 is deleted, or a new lobby is added to the point-provided lobby state management database 13 and the point-less lobby state management database 14. By doing so, the increase or decrease in the number of lobbies is adaptively controlled. In addition, the lobby number control unit 60 controls the number of lobbies without points to increase the number of lobbies with no points so that as many users as possible can be processed while considering the processing load of the server so that as many users as possible can enjoy the game. Do.

[0147]

According to the present invention, not only the point providing lobby where the processing load of the server is large but also the lobby without the point where the processing load of the server is small is provided. The disadvantage that a match cannot be performed due to lack of a lobby can be solved by providing a pointless lobby, and since the provided pointless lobby has a small processing load on the server, the processing load on the server can be reduced. Furthermore, if the number of lobbies between the point-providing lobby and the point-free lobby is adaptively increased or decreased, the processing load on the server can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a loyalty point lobby state management database 13;

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a loyalty state management database with no points 14;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a client terminal 2;

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of a lobby display process.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of a lobby entry process.

FIG. 9 shows a display 21 of the client terminal 2;
It is a figure which shows the lobby displayed on.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the lobby number control unit 40;

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the lobby number control unit 40;

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the lobby number control unit 40;

FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is an operation flowchart of the lobby maximum room number control unit 50;

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an operation flowchart of the lobby number control unit 60.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 server 2 client terminal 3 network (Internet)

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Takuya Nakayama 2-5-4 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo Inside Bandai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeichiro Uetoko 2-5-4 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo Inside Bandai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinichiro Yao 2-5-4 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo F-term within Banda Networks Inc. 2C001 AA01 CB01 CB08 CC01

Claims (24)

[Claims] 1. A mediation server in a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A storage device storing display data of a virtual lobby provided with points for a battle for which a point is awarded, and display data of a virtual lobby having no points for a match for which no points are provided regardless of the result of the battle. Means for transmitting, to a client terminal, display data of a point-provided virtual lobby and display data of a point-free virtual lobby stored in the storage device in response to a request for display data of an incoming virtual lobby. An intermediary server for a network-type competitive game system. 2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a point-giving virtual lobby number control means for adaptively increasing or decreasing the number of lobbies of the point-giving virtual lobby displayed on the client terminal side within a predetermined number of installations. Item 2. An intermediary server of the network-type competitive game system according to Item 1. 3. The number-of-points-free virtual lobby number control means for adaptively increasing or decreasing the number of lobbies of the point-free virtual lobby displayed on the client terminal side within a predetermined number of installations. Item 2. An intermediary server of the network-type competitive game system according to Item 1. 4. A virtual lobby number control means for adaptively increasing or decreasing the number of lobbies of a virtual lobby with points and the number of lobbies of a virtual lobby without points, which are displayed on the client terminal side, within a predetermined number of installations. The mediation server of the network-type competitive game system according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. The mediation server for a network-type competitive game system according to claim 2, further comprising an installation number changing means for adaptively changing the installation number. 6. A network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses a mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A virtual lobby for competition and a virtual lobby for competition in which points are not given regardless of the result of the competition in the mediation server. 7. A mediation server in a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses the mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A storage device storing display data of a virtual loyalty point with a point given for the virtual lobby, and display data of a virtual loyalty point with no point regardless of the result of the match. A point-giving virtual lobby, a point-giving virtual lobby database in which a lobby entry state is stored in association with the lobby, and a point-giving virtual lobby database in response to a request to enter a predetermined point-giving virtual lobby from a client terminal. Database updating means for updating the entry status of When the entry state of the point-giving virtual lobby described in the point-giving virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, the point-giving virtual lobby described in the point-giving virtual lobby database is deleted, or the point-giving virtual lobby is deleted. Lobby number control means for adding a new point-provided virtual lobby to the lobby database within the permitted number of installations, and responding to a request for virtual lobby display data transmitted from a client terminal, Searching the database, reading the display data of the point-provided virtual lobby from the storage device and transmitting it to the client terminal so that the point-provided virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database is displayed on the client terminal, Point from storage No mediation server network type match game system characterized by a means for transmitting to the client terminal reads the display data of the virtual lobby. 8. The mediation server according to claim 7, further comprising a maximum number-of-installations changing unit that changes an allowed number of installations. 9. A mediation server in a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses the mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A storage device storing display data of a virtual loyalty point with a point given for the virtual lobby, and display data of a virtual loyalty point with no point regardless of the result of the match. A pointless virtual lobby, a pointless virtual lobby database in which the entry status of this lobby is stored in association with the lobby, and entry of the pointless lobby database in response to a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from a client terminal. Database updating means for updating the status; When the entry status of the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database is deleted or the pointless virtual lobby database is deleted. A lobby number control means for adding a new pointless virtual lobby within the allowed number of installations, and in response to a request for display data of the virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal, the pointless virtual lobby database The search device reads out display data of the point-provided virtual lobby from the storage device and transmits the read data to the client terminal so that the client terminal can display the point-free virtual lobby having the number of lobbies described in the database. Virtual points granted from Mediation server network type match game system characterized by having means for transmitting reads the display data over to the client terminal. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a maximum number-of-installations changing means for changing the number of allowed installations.
2. The mediation server of the network-type battle game system according to 1. 11. A mediation server in a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses the mediation server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the mediation server. A storage device storing display data of a virtual loyalty point with a point given for the virtual lobby, and display data of a virtual loyalty point with no point regardless of the result of the match. The point-giving virtual lobby, a point-giving virtual lobby database in which the lobby entry status is stored in association with the lobby, the currently installed virtual lobby without points, and the entry status of this lobby are associated with each other. Stored virtual lobby database without points and client terminals Database updating means for updating the entry status of the point-added virtual lobby database or the point-free virtual lobby database in response to a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby, and the point assignment described in the point-added virtual lobby database. When the entry status of the virtual lobby satisfies a predetermined condition, the virtual lobby provided with points is deleted from the virtual lobby provided with points described in the virtual lobby provided with points, or the virtual lobby provided with points is newly allowed in the virtual lobby provided with points. A point-provided virtual lobby number control means to be added within the number of installations, when the entry state of the point-free virtual lobby described in the point-free virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, Described Pointless lobby number control means for deleting the existing pointless virtual lobby or adding a new pointless virtual lobby to the pointless virtual lobby database within the allowable number of installations, and a virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal In response to the request for the display data of the above, the point providing virtual lobby database and the pointless virtual lobby database are searched, and the point providing virtual lobby and the pointless virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database are searched by the client terminal. Means for reading display data of a virtual lobby with points and display data of a virtual lobby without points stored in the storage device and transmitting the read data to a client terminal so as to be displayed. Competitive game system Intermediary server. 12. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a maximum number-of-installations changing means for changing the allowable number of installations.
2. The mediation server of the network-type competitive game system according to 1. 13. A method of displaying a virtual lobby in a network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediary server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediary server. In response to the request for the virtual lobby display data transmitted, a point is provided for the battle where predetermined points are given according to the result of the battle. The display data for the virtual lobby where the points are not given regardless of the result of the battle. The display data of the virtual lobby without points is transmitted to the client terminal.
A method for displaying a virtual lobby in a network-type competitive game system, wherein a virtual lobby with points and a virtual lobby without points are displayed. 14. The network-type competitive game system according to claim 13, wherein the number of lobbies of the point-provided virtual lobbies displayed on the client terminal side is adaptively increased or decreased within a predetermined installation number. How to display a virtual lobby in 15. The network-type competitive game system according to claim 13, wherein the number of lobbies of the virtual lobbies without points displayed on the client terminal side is adaptively increased or decreased within a predetermined number of installations. How to display a virtual lobby in 16. The number of lobbies of a virtual lobby with points and the number of lobbies of a virtual lobby without points, which are displayed on the client terminal side, are adaptively increased or decreased within a predetermined number of installations. Item 14. A method for displaying a virtual lobby in the network-type competitive game system according to Item 13. 17. The method of displaying a virtual lobby in a network-type competitive game system according to claim 14, wherein the number of installations is adaptively changed. 18. A network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediary server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediary server. In response to a request for display data of the coming virtual lobby, stored in the storage device,
The display data of the virtual lobby provided with points for the match to which predetermined points are given according to the result of the match, and the display data of the virtual lobby without points for the match to which no point is given regardless of the result of the match are transmitted to the client terminal,
A program for causing a client terminal to function as a means for displaying a virtual lobby with points and a virtual lobby without points. 19. A network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediary server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediary server. A request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from a client terminal is sent from a client terminal to the entry status of a point-added virtual lobby database in which a point-added virtual lobby for a match to which points are awarded according to the match result and the entry status of this lobby are stored in association with each other. Database updating means for updating in response to the request, when the entry status of the point-giving virtual lobby described in the point-giving virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, the database updating means is described in the point-giving virtual lobby database. Delete or previous virtual lobby with points Lobby number control means for adding a new point-giving virtual lobby to the point-giving virtual lobby database within the allowed number of installations, and responding to a request for virtual lobby display data transmitted from the client terminal, Search the point-provided virtual lobby database, read the display data of the point-provided virtual lobby from the storage device, and transmit the data to the client terminal so that the point-added virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database is displayed on the client terminal. Also, a program for functioning as a means for reading display data of a pointless virtual lobby for a match to which no points are given regardless of the match result from the storage device and transmitting the display data to the client terminal. 20. The program according to claim 19, which causes the mediation server to function as a maximum installation number changing unit that changes an allowable installation number. 21. A network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediary server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediary server. The entry point of the virtual lobby with no points for a match to which no points are given regardless of the match result and the entry state of the lobby and the entry state of the pointless virtual lobby database stored in association with the entry point of the lobby are transmitted from the client terminal to the pointless virtual lobby. Database updating means for updating in response to the entry request of the above, when the entry status of the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, the database update means is described in the pointless virtual lobby database. Virtual Robi with no points Lobby number control means for deleting or adding a pointless virtual lobby to the pointless virtual lobby database within the allowable number of installations, and requesting display data of the virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal. In response, the pointless virtual lobby database is searched, and the display data of the pointless virtual lobby is read from the storage device so that the number of lobby virtual lobbies described in the database is displayed on the client terminal. A program for transmitting to a client terminal, reading out display data of a point-provided virtual lobby to which points are awarded based on a match result from a storage device, and transmitting the data to the client terminal. 22. The program according to claim 21, which causes the mediation server to function as a maximum installation number changing unit that changes an allowed installation number. 23. A network-type competitive game system in which a client terminal accesses an intermediary server via a network and searches for an opponent in a virtual lobby provided in the intermediary server. A point-providing virtual lobby in which predetermined points are given according to the result of the battle, a point-providing virtual lobby database in which the entry status of this lobby is stored in association with each other, A pointless virtual lobby for which no points are given regardless of the point, a pointless virtual lobby database in which the entry state of this lobby is stored in association with the lobby, and a response to a request to enter a predetermined virtual lobby from a client terminal. And the point-giving virtual lobby database or points Database updating means for updating the entry status of the virtual lobby database; and, when the entry status of the point addition virtual lobby described in the point addition virtual lobby database satisfies a predetermined condition, the database update means is described in the point addition virtual lobby database. A point-provided virtual lobby number control means for deleting the added point-provided virtual lobby or adding a new point-provided virtual lobby to the point-provided virtual lobby database within the allowed number of installations; When the entry status of the pointless virtual lobby described in satisfies a predetermined condition, the pointless virtual lobby described in the pointless virtual lobby database is deleted, or the pointless virtual lobby database is permitted. Is A point-free lobby number control means for newly adding a point-free virtual lobby within the number of devices, and a point-giving virtual lobby database and the point-less lobby in response to a request for display data of the virtual lobby transmitted from the client terminal. Display of a point-provided virtual lobby stored in the storage device so that a virtual lobby database is searched and a point-provided virtual lobby and a point-free virtual lobby of the number of lobbies described in the database are displayed on the client terminal. A program for functioning as a means for reading data and display data of a virtual lobby without points and transmitting the data to a client terminal. 24. The program according to claim 23, which causes the mediation server to function as a maximum installation number changing unit that changes an allowable installation number.